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J. A. SMITH.

PLOW. 7 No. 346,780. Patented Aug. 3, 1886.

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JOHN A. SMITH, OF SHOE HEEL, NORTH CAROLINA.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,780, dated August 3, 1886.

Application filed December 514, 1885. Serial No. 186, 017. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shoe Heel, in the county of Robeson and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to plows, the object being to provide improved means whereby the position of the plows with relation to the beam may be readily and easily changed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a plow which shall be simple in its construction, strong and durable, effective in its' operation, and cheap to manufacture.

Vith these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plow embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section, of the same.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by the sameletters of reference.

Referring to the drawings,A represents the plow-beam, to one side of which, about midway its ends, is journaled a wheel, B, which aids in supporting the plow and causes the same to travel more easily. At the rear end of the beam A is swiveled a beam, 0, which may be of a length sufficientto accommodate any desired or suitable number of plows or shovels. Depending from the beam 0 at suitable intervals, are standards D,which are provided with vertical slots, said standards having their front faces slightly curved. I

E E represent bull-tongue or shovel-plows, which are secured to the front faces of the standards in the following manner: Bolts 1) pass through openings 0 in the plows and the beam Gin any suitable manner. This plate G is formed with a series of openings, 6, any one of which is adapted to register with an opening, f, formed in the beam A.

H represents a bolt which is adapted to pass through any one of the series of openings in the arc-shaped plate and the opening in the beam A, said bolt being provided with anut, h, by which it may be tightened to hold the beams A and O rigidly together. It will be seen that by removing the bolt the beam 0, carrying the plows or shovels, may be adjusted to any desired held at such adjustment.

A. plow constructed as before described is simple in its construction, theseveral adjust ments may be readily and quickly made, is strong and durable, effective in its operation, and may be manufactured and supplied at a comparatively slight cost.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim The combination, with a beam carrying cen' trally a wheel or roller, of apivoted cross-beam at the rear end thereof, a curved perforated plate for adj ustably connecting the beams and plows or shovels on the beam 0, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. SMITH.

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